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Juventus have long been linked with the 24-year-old defensive midfielder and he was reported to have agreed a four-year deal with the Serie A champions earlier this week.

Liverpool have already moved to bolster their central midfield options, with Fabinho arriving from Monaco for £43.6million.

Naby Keita will complete his agreed £52.75m transfer from RB Leipzig on July 1, while Lyon issued a statement earlier on Friday to deny reports their forward Nabil Fekir was on the verge of moving to Anfield in another big-money switch.

Emre Can and Jon Flanagan will both leave the club upon the expiry of their contracts this summer.

Our full #PL retained list: https://t.co/HuG8VS9p1x

Everybody at #LFC thanks all departing players for their contributions and wishes them the best of luck for the future. pic.twitter.com/5JakqLejT4

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 8, 2018The other notable name on to be released by Liverpool is defender Jon Flanagan.

A product of the club’s academy, Flanagan starred in the Reds side that finished as Premier League runners up to Manchester City in 2013-14 and earned his maiden England cap in a friendly against Ecuador before the 2014 World Cup.

However, injury has since hindered the 25-year-old’s progress and he pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend in an incident in December 2017.